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Data Savvy LMR Users Shaping the Future of Broadband PMR/LMR Data
Date: 16 February 2012

Nearly two thirds of agencies that use LMR networks are already supplementing their LMR solutions with cellular smartphones. This is one of the key conclusions from a just published report from IMS Research on mobile data use within the LMR industry. 

IMS Research conducted a user survey of 261 respondents from North America and Europe where respondents indicated that it was not just Smartphones that are expected to increase in use, but also dedicated data devices such as Notebooks and Tablet PCs/PDAs. Respondents indicated that approaching two thirds of LMR users would be using dedicated data devices over commercial cellular networks within five years.

The increased sophistication of LMR users using cellular devices follows similar trends to the wider cellular user base and could provide further indication to the types of devices that will be used over the much talked about option of private LTE.

Thomas Lynch, Mobile Radio Market Analyst at IMS Research states “It is obvious from the user survey that LMR users require data solutions and that the trends are for the increased use of sophisticated devices to service these needs. The question that now remains is  how this will change the day to day modus operandi and what the mobile radio ecosystem can do to service these needs”

Of the 39% of LMR agencies that indicated they used their current LMR systems for data (as opposed to commercial cellular systems), it remains that devices that are voice centric offering additional data functionality are used in most cases. However, again respondents indicated that their use of dedicated data devices would increase significantly over the next 3-5 years.

IMS Research has recently published the analysis on the data requirements of PMR/LMR users in its latest report “Broadband PMR/LMR Solutions – World – 2012”. Please contact us if you would like more information on this report, or drop by our stand at IWCE 2012 next week.

 

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For more information please contact:


Susan Revin – Press Manager


T: +44 (0) 1933 402255 susan.revin@imsresearch.com


Thomas Lynch - Mobile Radio Research Analyst


T: +44 (0) 1933 402255 thomas.lynch@imsresearch.com

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IMS Research is a leading independent supplier of market research and consultancy to the global electronics industry, offering syndicated market studies, custom research and consultancy services. Clients include most of the household names in the industry. IMS Research has offices in Europe, the US, China, Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan. To find out more, contact IMS Research: enquiries@imsresearch.com; T: +44 (0)1933 402255; http://imsresearch.com